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Reference to the index of records of C. Piesse & Co., Merchants and Shipping Agents of Hobart.

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Piesse, Charles Augustus James and Piesse, Leslie
(2010)
Reference to the index of records of C. Piesse & Co., Merchants and Shipping Agents of Hobart.
University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia.
(Unpublished)

Abstract

The company was started in the late nineteenth century by Charles Augustus James Piesse (1850-1909), who had formerly worked with A.G. Webster and Alex McGregor & Co. He carried on the business of a shipping, forwarding and general agent including wool, skins, hops, fruit etc. His son, Leslie Fraser Piesse (1882-) succeeded him as Managing Director. Records consist of passenger lists, stock book, income tax papers and ledgers from 1935-1961. Transfered to the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office (TAHO) - Jan 2013 -www.linc.tas.gov.au/tasmaniasheritage